The Entire Span of Human History Is In Your Hands.Dominate 6000 years of history from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. Which forces will you deploy to lead your nation to global prominence? Trade espionage diplomacy. war? Whichever path you choose you'll experience the pulse pounding thrill and speed of real-time gaming combined with the epic scope and depth of turn-based strategy games - brought together for the first time ever in Rise of Nations.Rise of Nations is a new historical real time strategy game from Big Huge Games' Brian Reynolds designer of game classics such as Civilization 2 and Alpha Centauri.In Rise of Nations you'll create new cities improve city infrastructures and expand national borders. Conquer foes through military might using everything from sling-shots to cannons to stealth bombers to nuclear weapons; corner the market on key commodities and consolidate power under your rule; wheel and deal across time with history's eminent cultures.This special Gold edition package includes both the full stand-alone version of Rise of Nations - winner of numerous game of the year honors - PLUS the Thrones & Patriots expansion pack.System Requirements:Mac OS X 10.2.8 PowerPC G4/G5 733 MHz 256MB RAM 1.0GB free disk space 32MB 3D graphics acceleration required 8X CDROM Keyboard MouseFormat: MAC X10.2.8 OR LATER Genre: ENTERTAINMENT UPC: 828068103132 Manufacturer No: 10313